If George County was riding high fresh off their 62-29 takedown of West Jones on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rebels fell 51-43 to the Hattiesburg Tigers on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 71-49 on January 13th.
Hattiesburg can attribute much of their success to Zavian Martin, who posted 19 points. Another player making a difference was Joseph Nichols Jr., who earned 11 points.
George County's defeat dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Hattiesburg, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
George County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hattiesburg, they will challenge Petal at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Panthers have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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